Taco Bell safety record at a glance
Taco Bell has been the subject of 27 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 5, 2000 and Sep 23, 2026. 22 of them were complaint inspections. 14 of them produced citations, 25 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $6,740 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $4,945. The largest single penalty, $1,210, came from an inspection opened Jan 8, 2013 in San Jose. That places the employer at #25,843 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 33 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services. Worksites in Sacramento, Willows, Novato, Auburn, Antioch, Clovis, Bakersfield, Chico.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Sacramento | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Willows | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Novato | Complaint | 1 citation | $600 | $600 | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Auburn | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 13, 2023 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Antioch | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 5, 2020 |
| Jun 6, 2018 | Clovis | Complaint | 1 citation | $305 | $305 | Mar 8, 2019 |
| Apr 5, 2018 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 1 citation | $280 | $280 | Sep 24, 2018 |
| Apr 21, 2016 | Clovis | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $300 | Jun 11, 2017 |
| Jun 10, 2015 | Chico | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2015 |
| May 14, 2015 | Tustin | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 14, 2015 |
| May 14, 2015 | Tustin | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 28, 2015 |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Orangevale | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Jun 20, 2013 | Mante | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 18, 2013 |
| Jan 8, 2013 | San Jose | Planned | 5 citations | $1,210 | $1,210 | May 17, 2013 |
| May 12, 2011 | Waterford | Complaint | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | May 12, 2011 |
| Apr 21, 2011 | South San Francisco | Complaint | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | May 14, 2011 |
| Sep 30, 2008 | San Diego | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 1, 2008 |
| Jan 22, 2008 | Lemoore | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Mar 20, 2008 |
| Aug 1, 2006 | Folsom | Complaint | 1 citation | $310 | $310 | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Aug 1, 2006 | Folsom | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Jan 20, 2006 | Cameron Park | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,350 | $300 | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Oct 27, 2004 | Clearlake | Complaint | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Jul 6, 2004 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 22, 2004 |
| Jun 9, 2003 | Palmdale | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Jul 1, 2006 |
| Jan 29, 2003 | Mante | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 10, 2003 |
| Jul 30, 2001 | Anderson | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 1, 2001 |
| Jun 5, 2000 | Placerville | Complaint | 3 citations | $975 | $300 | Mar 28, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Taco Bell Corp dba Taco Bell Store; Taco Bell Corp.; Taco Bell Corp.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 7 citations, $1,265
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 3249: 2 citations, $730
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 2 citations, $310
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $310
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 2 citations, $185
- 8 CCR 3272: 1 citation, $310
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $185
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Sacramento employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Taco Bell
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.